Tens of Egyptian students injured in clashes with security force

CAIRO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Tens of protesting students of an Egyptian private university were injured Tuesday in clashes with the security men who attempted to end their sit-in by force, official news agency MENA reported.

Students of Misr International University and security men exchanged stone throwing, cartouche and sometimes fire extinguishers that lead to the injuries.

The students have previously demanded the university administration to cancel dismissals of some of their colleagues who demanded establishment of a crossover bridge to avoid road accidents after a fellow student was killed.

Earlier Tuesday, groups of students from the private American, British and German universities in Cairo and others joined the sit- in to express solidarity with them.